College roundup

Published 8:00 pm, Wednesday, April 21, 2004

BASEBALL

EAST LANSING - Central Michigan University's baseball team dropped a 9-4 decision to Michigan State on Wednesday in nonconference play.

Bullock Creek's Bryan Mitzel slammed his eighth home run of the season and drove in three runs for the Chippewas. But with the game tied 4-4, MSU scored a run in the seventh and four in the eighth to win it.

Jason Cairns, the third of four CMU pitchers, took the loss as he gave up a run on three hits.

Michigan State's Ryan Kurtz was the winning pitcher after pitching a perfect 1 2/3 innings. He struck out three of the five hitters he faced.

The Chippewas resume MAC action Friday at home against Northern Illinois.

SOFTBALL

MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan's softball team ran its Mid-American Conference winning streak to 11 games with a sweep of visiting Marshall on Wednesday.

CMU won the opener 5-3 and took the second game 6-3.

Since splitting with Akron on the road on the first day of the conference season, the Chippewas have reeled off 11 straight league victories.

In the first game, Amber Puchalski raised her record to 15-6 by allowing three runs on three hits in seven innings. She walked two and struck out nine.

Karen Hohs, Christin Sobeck and Brittany Decker each had two hits for the Chippewas. Decker and Jacque Benedict drove in two runs each.

In the second game, the Chippewas built a 5-1 lead after three innings and cruised from there.

Jessica Garvin (6-5) was the winning pitcher while Jill DeRoche pitched the final 2 1/3 innings to get the save.

Sobeck again drove in two runs for the Chippewas (23-13 overall, 12-1 MAC).